Consider Yourself Quality Control As Well As Author When e-Publishing on Kindle Direct Publishing. e-Publishing using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is free, but that doesn’t mean the steps before publication are without cost. And, if you want to produce a...

I’m one of those editors who say that you should never change your book based on what an agent or book-buying editor says would be “a good idea,” or “just the thing your story needs” . . . unless that agent or editor says he will...

My publishing house was located in Aurora, Colorado, not exactly a known hub for publishing. I’ve probably critiqued and/or line-edited somewhere between 300 and 400 manuscripts. Granted, some were repeat authors, but I only remember meeting six before I either...

Almost all freelance editors, at one time or another, get the question: “Can you edit my book and get it published?” The simple answer is no. The two are totally separate. Freelance copyeditors or substantive/development editors do not publish books. They...

What makes a best-seller? No one has a definitive answer, but mine satisfies me: The reader never sees the words. Got your attention, didn’t I? Well, the real title of this is The Psychology of Reading; What’s Going on In a Reader’s Mind, which is a...